§14-2-2. Venue for certain suits and actions.
(a) The following proceedings shall be brought and
prosecuted only in the circuit court of Kanawha County:

(1) Any suit in which the governor, any other state officer,
or a state agency is made a party defendant, except as garnishee
or suggestee.

(2) Any suit attempting to enjoin or otherwise suspend or
affect a judgment or decree on behalf of the state obtained in
any circuit court.

(b) Any proceeding for injunctive or mandamus relief
involving the taking, title, or collection for or prevention of
damage to real property may be brought and presented in the
circuit court of the county in which the real property affected
is situate.

This section shall apply only to such proceedings as are not
prohibited by the constitutional immunity of the state from suit
under section thirty-five, article six of the constitution of the
state.